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Stony Corals LPS (227)

General description
LPS corals are also referred to as stony corals, and are members of the order Scleractinia. LPS Corals can be differentiated from other types of corals by their calcium skeleton or base.

LPS corals need like SPS corals too, excellent water conditions, adequate lighting, and space within the reef aquarium. LPS corals are use a mechanism called a nematocyst to deliver a sting to ward off predators, or maintain their space on the reef from other species of competing corals. [Further read]Some species of LPS have sweeper tentacles that can reach several inches long at night. These tentacles will sting adjacent and neighboring corals causing extensive damage to some species. Avoid contact with LPS corals when cleaning the aquarium. Many aquarists suffer mild allergic reactions to the stinging cells of some corals. Do not handle hard corals by their fleshy polyps, as damage to the coral will usually occur.

Hard corals reproduce both sexually by releasing eggs and sperm into the water, and also asexually by producing buds generated from the parent. The most common form of reproduction in an aquarium is budding.

Most of the LPS corals obtain nutrients from the symbiotic algae zooxanthellae contained within their bodies. Corals and algae have a special relationship. Coral receives nutrients and oxygen from algae, and the algae receives carbon dioxide and nutrients from the coral. Hard corals benefit from the addition of supplements such as calcium and Strontium to promote growth and maintain the health of the animal.

Acanthastrea(11), Agaricia(1), Alveopora(3), Astreopora(2), Australomussa(1), Barabattoia(1), Blastomussa(2), Catalaphyllia(1), Caulastrea(3), Coscinaraea(2), Ctenactis(1), Cycloseris(2), Cynarina(3), Cyphastrea(4), Dendrophyllia(3), Diploastrea(1), Duncanopsammia(1), Echinomorpha(1), Echinophyllia(8), Echinopora(6), Euphyllia(6), Favia(17), Favia-(1), Favites(13), Fungia(6), Galaxea(3), Gardineroseris(1), Goniastrea(5), Goniopora(18), Heliofungia(1), Herpolitha(1), Hydnophora(5), Isophyllia(1), Leptastrea(2), Leptoria(2), Leptoseris(4), Lithophyllon(1), Lobophyllia(5), Madracis(3), Merulina(2), Micromussa(3), Montastrea(4), Moseleya(1), Mussa(1), Mycedium(3), Nemenzophyllia(1), Oulophyllia(2), Oxypora(4), Pachyseris(3), Pavona(6), Pectinia(3), Physogyra(1), Platygyra(9), Plerogyra(2), Podobacia(1), Polyphyllia(2), Rhizotrochus(1), Scolymia(4), Scolymnia(1), Siderastrea(1), Stylocoeniella(2), Symphyllia(4), Trachyphyllia(1), Tubastrea(5), Turbinaria(7), Welsophyllia(1)

Acanthastrea (11)

A. bowerbanki

A. echinata

Purple Bullseye

A. faviaformis

A. ishigakiensis

A. lordhowensis

A. rotundoflora

Acanthastrea rotundoflora

A. subechinata

Acanthastrea subechinata

A. agaricites

A. cf. catalai

Flower Pot Coral

Flower Pot coral

A. myriophthalma

Australomussa (1)

A. rowleyensis

Barabattoia (1)

B. amicorum

Blastomussa (2)

Merlet's Pineapple Coral

Wells's Pineapple Coral

Catalaphyllia (1)

C. jardinei

C. echinulata

Candycane Coral or Torch Coral

Coscinaraea (2)

C. echinata

C. patelliformis

Hermit Corals or Kneecap Coral

C. deshayesiana

C. lacrymalis

C. chalcidicum

Cyphastrea decadia

C. japonica

C. ocellina

Dendrophyllia (3)

D. arbuscula

Dendrophyllia arbuscula

D. gracilis

Dendrophyllia gracilis

California cup coral

Diploastrea (1)

D. heliopora

Duncanopsammia (1)

Echinomorpha (1)

E. nishihirai

Echinophyllia (8)

Large Polyp Stone Coral

E. echinata

E. echinoporoides

Red Stone coral

E. orpheensis

E. gemmacea

E. hirsutissima

E. lamellosa

E. mammiformis

Echinopora robusta

E. yaeyamaensis

Anchor Coral Hammer Coral

E. glabrescens

Goldtipped Torch Coral

E. paraancora

pale greenish branching anchor coral

E. paradivisa

Tip Frogspawn Coral

F. helianthoides

F. lizardensis

F. maritima

F. matthaii

F. rotundata

F. speciosa

F. vietnamensis

F. bzw. Favites sp. 02

F. acuticollis

Pineapple Coral

F. chinensis

F. complanata

F. flexuosa

Favites flexuosa

F. halicora

F. micropentagona

Golden War Coral

F. paraflexuosa

F. pentagona

Lesser Star Coral

F. russelli

F. speciosa

Favites speciosa

F. stylifera

F. fralinae

Oval Mushroom Coral

F. scutaria

G. astreata

G. fascicularis

G. horrescens

Gardineroseris (1)

G. planulata

G. edwardsi

G. australensis

G. pectinata

G. ciliatus

G. cf. pandoraensis

G. djiboutensis

Sunflower Coral

G. fruticosa

Flower Pot True Red Coral

Flowerpot Coral

G. norfolkensis

G. palmensis

G. somaliensis

G. stutchburyi

Goniopora stutchburyi

G. tenuidens

Blue Purple Goniopora

Heliofungia (1)

H. actiniformis

Long Tentacle Plate Coral

Hydnophora exesa

H. microconos

L. bewickensis

L. pruinosa

L. irregularis

L. mycetoseroides

Lithophyllon (1)

L. undulatum

Lobophyllia (5)

L. corymbosa

L. flabelliformis

Scleractinian Coral

L. hemprichii

Flat Brain Coral

Lobophyllia robusta

M. decactis

Ten ray Star Coral

M. sendaria

Zooxanthellate Coral species

M. ampliata

Merulina ampliata

M. amakusen

M. amakusensis

M. annularis

Boulder Star Coral

M. annuligera

Montastrea annuligera

Montastrea curta Stoney Coral

M. magnistellata

M. latistellata

M. angulosa

M. elephantotus

scleractinian coral

Scleractinian Coral

M. robokaki

Nemenzophyllia (1)

Nemenzophyllia turbida

Oulophyllia (2)

O. bennettae

Large Polyp Stone Coral

O. cf. lacera

O. crassispinosa

P. involuta

P. speciosa

P. decussata

P. explanulata

P. frondifera

P. maldivensis

P. alcicornis

Pectinia alcicornis

Pectinia lactuca

P. lichtensteini

P. daedalea

P. lamellina

P. ryukyuensis

P. crustacea

Polyphyllia (2)

P. novaehiberniae

Rhizotrochus (1)

Rhizotrochus typus

S. australis

S. cubensis

S. vitiensis

Artichoke Coral

S. australis

Scolymnia australis

Siderastrea (1)

Siderastrea siderea

Stylocoeniella (2)

S. cocosensis

S. agaricia

Symphyllia agaricia

S. erythraea

Symphyllia radians

S. valenciennesii

Snake Brain Coral

Trachyphyllia (1)

T. geoffroyi

Green Open Brain Coral or Pacific Rose Coral

T. coccinea

T. diaphana

T. faulkneri

Tubastrea faulkneri

T. micrantha

T. radicalis

T. irregularis

T. mesenterina

T. reniformis

Yellow Scroll Coral

T. stellulata

Stony hard coral

Welsophyllia (1)

Welsophyllia radiata

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